News and Case Studies

We’re excited and wanted to share some great news. For some time we have been asked if we have a coding / robotics workshop for KS1 students. We have been disappointed with the robotics system available. We wanted kit that…

The Worcestershire Primary STEM Challenge is delighted to announce that the programme will continue into its third year after yet another successful final which took place at Sixways Stadium on 22nd March 2019. Designed to inspire the next generation of…

STEMworks are excited to be attending the Big Bang Fair at Weston Super Mare on Friday 26th April to talk all things CREST Awards. If you didn’t know, the Big Bang Fair is a Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM)…

Curiosity Connections is a network for inspirational primary STEM education in the Bristol region. On Saturday 2nd February, Curiosity Connections held their annual conference at the Bristol Business School, UWE. STEMworks were there to represent CREST Awards and promote STEM…

For the past 4 years, STEMworks have run STEM workshops on the behalf on Horizon Nuclear Power in the South Gloucestershire region. Horizon Nuclear are a UK energy company who are developing a new power station at Oldbury in South…

F1 in Schools is a global multi-disciplinary STEM challenge in which teams of students aged 9 to 19 deploy CAD/CAM software to collaborate, design, analyse, manufacture, test and then race miniature gas powered F1 cars. Similar to ‘real’ Formula 1,…

If you are thinking about making a New Year’s Resolution, how about introducing more STEM activities into your classroom. The CREST Awards website is an excellent place to find inspiration on hands on and creative STEM ideas from quick CREST…

30 of the county’s primary schools are currently taking part in the ‘Worcestershire Primary STEM challenge’, with more schools being encouraged to get involved. School children across the county are being tasked with the opportunity to create the future infrastructure…

There are three grant schemes available to support British Science Week (8-17 March 2019) activities: one for schools, one for community groups, and one for BSA branches. For more information visit www.britishscienceweek.org/about-us/grants/ Kick Start Grants This scheme offers grants for…

CREST Awards are excited to launch their new and improved website! Improvements have been made to the visual layout so it’s now easier than ever to access awards information. Check it out here: www.crestawards.org The CREST resource library has also…